Happy Fall everyone! I've created this new blog with the hope that I can keep parents better informed as to what is happening in our classroom, but also to use to answer questions between home and school.
Here is a word about word study:
This year, instead of having a spelling list that has little, to no connections to the curriculum, our 4th grade team has decided to implement a word study program based off of content vocabulary. You will notice that the words in your child's planner have connections to math, science, reading, social studies and our Warrior Way program. Word studying at school occurs during our Daily 5 literacy block. Students are working on various activities to build their knowledge of the word. Students must learn the correct spelling and the definition of the word. The word study activities during Daily 5 are focused more around the meaning of the words, therefore, it's important that students are spending time at home on learning the spelling of their words.
Math facts:
We've been busy math bees, buzzing around numbers this year. One thing that is holding us back? Our math facts!! We've been working on them at school through quick flashcard review, but we do not have instructional time to donate to the learning of math facts. This is a skill that students need to have mastered by 3rd grade. Students need to be automatic with their fact recall. We've been learning multiple digit multiplication thus far and when students are looking for their base fact, they need to know all of their facts. Please help your child by quickly reviewing math facts at home or in the car. Every little bit helps!
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